Despite what Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) would have us believe, a health insurance company cannot disenroll a member simply because the member gets sick. If an insurer did that, any trial lawyer would jump at the opportunity to sue. This is true today, and it was true long before Obamacare was enacted.

We all heard the horror stories about insurance companies during the Obamacare debate. Turns out that most of those stories were fables.

Looks like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was wrong: Two years after it was enacted, some of the most adamant supporters of the Affordable Care Act are still very confused about what is actually in the law.

Children with disabilities go through a lot every day just to get by.

Not only is school more difficult for them, but they also face harassment and bullying. Some have trouble controlling their own behaviors. The people who work with these children have big hearts and a lot of training to deal with such behaviors, which can sometimes be violent.

John Haywood, who’s just 10 years old, has autism. He doesn’t like to be touched and has been known to have violent outbursts. He was expelled from his school and was completing the curriculum at home, but when his mother brought him in for some standardized testing, she got the shock of her life when the boy was arrested on the spot.

John’s mother recorded the whole thing, and it’s upsetting to watch. The boy is clearly confused and upset, but the officers refuse to tell his mother why he’s being arrested.

The charges stem from an incident six months earlier in which John hit and kicked a professional at the school and may have threatened them. The victim of the violence says they pressed charges so that John’s mother would get him additional help.

They wrote a letter asking for the charges to be dropped, but the state of Florida is now in charge of prosecution. “In this case, we are not seeking to give him a criminal record or anything of that nature,” state prosecutor Ashley Albright said. “The goal is to get the Department of Juvenile Justice and the state of Florida to provide some additional assistance and counseling for him.”

The police department is coming under fire for their treatment of John, who like many autistic people, is sensitive to touch. He repeatedly asked not to be touched during the arrest.

In addition, people who work with autistic kids say that pressing charges against the boy is unusual. Many of the behaviors he exhibited, while certainly grounds for leaving the school environment, are common and require care, not arrest.

This is such a tough situation. What do you think should have been done? Let us know in the comments and share this to raise awareness about autism in children.

Oh my! No one told us David Letterman was actually funny these days! Thanks for the giggle-inducing tip, Andrea Mitchell!

Earlier this year, the “Late Show” host called Rachel Maddow the smartest person in all of journalism. We’re still snickering over that one. And last night, he was at it again, proclaiming her “the smartest person on television.”

After basking in the MSNBC host’s sheer brilliance, Letterman was overcome by the need to kick it up a notch. She isn’t merely the smartest person on TV — she’s the smartest person in the whole wide world! Paging Mensa …

Letterman updates his assessment of Maddow: she's now the smartest person in the world. Good one, Dave.

âI want to stay fit but do not have the time.â Itâs one of the most commonly used lines when it comes to being fit. Long hours at work, not enough money for a gym, have to hang out with friends, just

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js This afternoon, the AHCA passed in the House of Representatives. Conservatives have a lot to be mad about, but it’s hard to feel sorry for liberals. After all, their beloved Obamacare paved the way for this latest government health care monstrosity.

So forgive us if we’re not feeling NPR’s pain right now:

The House voted on the bill without any knowledge about how many Americans will be affected, or the measure's price tag.